2021-2022 General Catalog Published 11/17/21 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Division of Communication and Performing Arts
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Office Location: Building D, Room 316
Phone: 318-678-6038
Mission Statement
The guiding mission of the Communication and Performing Arts Division is to prepare students for successful placement or advancement in rewarding careers in Communication or Performing Arts related fields or to prepare students for transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
Our courses and programs provide a rich and rigorous curriculum that helps students understand, appreciate, and accomplish the artistic and technical challenges of their specific areas of study. Course work, productions, performances, and field projects provide practical application of those skills.
Associate Degrees
Associate of Applied Science in Communication Media
The student chooses one of five concentrations: Mass Communication, Sound and Music Recording, Graphic Design/Computer Animation, Photography, or Multimedia. These concentrations draw from course work in the following areas of study: Broadcasting, Business of Music, Computer Animation, Film, Graphic Design, Media for the Ministry, Photography, Radio, Sound Recording Technology, and TV Production.
Within the AAS in Communication Media, the Communication Media Program maintains a 2 + 2 articulation agreement with Northwestern State University (NSU) allowing students who earn an Associate of Applied Science in Communication Media at BPCC (Mass Communication concentration) to transfer all credit hours designated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between BPCC and NSU toward completion of the Bachelors of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Broadcast and Digital Production. Interested students should see the Dean or a Communication Media Advisor for more information about this 2+2 agreement. The Communication Media Program also maintains an Articulation MOU for a matrix of Communication Course Equivalencies with Louisiana Tech University, allowing for course to course articulation between the AAS in Communication Media at BPCC and the BA in Communication Studies at Louisiana Tech University.
Associate of Arts Louisiana Transfer Mass Communication Concentration
The goal of the Louisiana Transfer Associate Degree is to maximize the transfer process, meet the needs of students who enroll in a 2-year college with the intent to work toward a baccalaureate, and develop a universal transfer program for which the coursework completed in pursuit of the degree will be accepted by all public universities in the state.
Associate of Arts in Performing Arts
The student chooses a concentration in Music, Music Production and Technology, Theatre, or Musical Theatre. The concentration in Theatre includes the following areas of study: Acting, Costume Design, Directing, Lighting Design, Scene Design, and Theatre Technician.
Within the AA in Performing Arts, the Theatre Program maintains a 2 + 2 articulation agreement with Northwestern State University (NSU) allowing students who earn an Associate of Arts in Performing Arts at BPCC (Theatre or Musical Theatre concentrations) to transfer all credit hours designated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between BPCC and NSU toward completion of the Bachelor of Science in Theatre at NSU. Interested students should see the Dean or a Performing Arts Advisor for more information about this 2+2 agreement. Also, the Theatre Program maintains a 2 + 2 articulation agreement (“Pathway”) with Louisiana Tech University, allowing students who earn an Associate of Arts in Performing Arts (Theatre) at BPCC to transfer all credit hours designated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between BPCC and Louisiana Tech University toward completion of the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Theatre).
Dean
Dr. Ray Scott Crawford, Professor
Faculty
Professors
Dr. Gulnara Chandler, Program Director, Music
Dr. Ray Scott Crawford, Program Director, Theatre
Kathryn DeFatta-Barattini
Rona Leber, Program Director, Communication Media and Speech
Associate Professors
Bob Alexander
Melanie Lea
Assistant Professors
Lauren Brown
Assistant Master Instructors
Dr. Jonathan Elmore
Instructors
Lakeisha Hamilton
Jennifer Robison
Joshua Waldrop
Staff
Paul Belcher, Program Coordinator
Jim Boyter, Resource Coordinator
Kim Condon, Events and Programs Coordinator
Emily Huntsberger, Production Coordinator
Monica Washington, Administrative Coordinator III
David White, Technical Coordinator
Louis Williams, Project Coordinator
ProgramsAssociate of Applied Science- Communication Media, Graphic Design/Computer Animation Concentration, AAS
- Communication Media, Mass Communication Concentration, AAS
- Communication Media, Multimedia Concentration (Non-Prescriptive), AAS
- Communication Media, Photography Concentration, AAS
- Communication Media, Sound and Music Recording Concentration, AAS
Associate of ArtsAssociate of Arts Louisiana TransferCertificate of Technical Studies- Acting, CTS
- Audio Technology, CTS
- Communication Media, CTS
- Computer Animation, CTS
- Costume Design, CTS
- Digital Photography, CTS
- Directing, CTS
- Graphic Design, CTS
- Lighting Design, CTS
- Multimedia Specialist, CTS
- Music Production and Technology, CTS
- Scene Design, CTS
- Theatre Technician, CTS
- Theatre, CTS
- Video Production, CTS
Technical DiplomaCareer and Technical Certificate
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